Welcome to the website of
       Wokingham and District Citizens Advice Bureau

Independent

We are an independent charity who offers a free and personal service to help anyone
in the Wokingham area to resolve personal, social and financial problems.

We give advice that matches and reflects your needs.

Services and advice

We offer advice by:
         face-to-face interviews at a number of locations;
         telephone;
         email

Click on contact us to find out where we are and how to get in touch.

Click services to see the range of issues we can advise on.

Opportunity for you to volunteer

Much of our work is done by volunteers, which enables us to provide you with the best possible service from the funds available. We currently have opportunities for volunteer advisers at Wokingham and Woodley - click here to find out more about this fascinating and challenging role.

Advice and information on-line

On our web site, we have a comprehensive local information service, with a wealth of advice and information for the Wokingham and Reading areas.

The general links page provides links to a wide range of other national advice and government sites  offering self-help information on a wide variety of topics including Benefits, Consumer issues, Employment, Housing, Finance, Debt, Disability and the Law.

Citizens Advice

We are the local, self-governing outlet of the network of bureaux administered nationally by Citizens Advice..

Social Policy

To supplement our problem solving work we campaign to bring about policy change.

Citizens Advice Social Policy work has a significant influence nationally.

Financial Advice

We are now able to offer professional independent financial advice to our clients. This is called the Moneyplan service. Click here for more details.

Feedback

We would welcome any feedback - click here for Feedback Form.

Volunteer Advisers urgently wanted

We currently have a no. of opportunities for volunteer advisers at our Wokingham and Woodley offices. We are looking for people who can give a day per week to make a real difference in our community. Full training and support given - expenses paid.

Next training course starts in Spring/Summer 2008.

Please telephone us now on 0118 978 7258
or email on manager@wokingham-cab.org.uk to find out more.

Click here to find out more about volunteering with us.